Mauritania

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The number of individual languages listed for Mauritania is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 3 are developing, and 1 is dying.

Official Name

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Population

3,537,000 (2013 census)

Principal Languages

French, Standard Arabic

Literacy Rate

52% (2015 World Factbook)

Immigrant Languages

Bambara (15,600), Tamashek (101,000)

General References

Applegate 1970, Gerteiny 1967, Welmers 1971b

Language Counts

The number of individual languages listed for Mauritania is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 3 are developing, and 1 is dying.